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College groups working to turn out voters

Both the republicans and democrats are getting support on the local college campuses, WXII 12's Bill O'Neil talks with students and organizers on why it is important to vote.

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Updated: 5:46 PM EDT Oct 30, 2014

College groups working to turn out voters

Both the republicans and democrats are getting support on the local college campuses, WXII 12's Bill O'Neil talks with students and organizers on why it is important to vote.

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WEBVTT AS A CONTINUATION OF OURMOVEMENT 2014 COVERAGE, BILLO'NEIL JOINS US WITH THE STORY.WE SPOKE TO REPUBLICANS ATGUILFORD COLLEGE AND DEMOCRATSATUNCG.ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?AT UNC G, COLLEGE DEMOCRATSARE REGISTERING VOTERS ONCAMPUS.SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLEPERSUASION.I VOTEIN MY STATE.MEMBERS OF THE GUILFORDCOLLEGE REPUBLICAN CLUB GODOOR-TO-DOOR TO GET OUT THEVOTE.PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY VERYEXCITED TO SEE A YOUNG PERSON INTHEIR PARTY BE INVOLVED ANDENCOURAGING THEM.IT IS GENERALLY, I WOULD SAY,PRETTY MUCH UNANIMOUSLYPOSITIVE.BOTH ARE TRYING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE IN A CLOSE SENATERACE.WE ALL SHARE THE SAME IDEALSAND MINDSET, OVERALL.WHAT IS THE TOPIC?RIGHT NOW, STUDENT LOANS, FORUS.THAT IS WHY WE ARE PUSHING KAYHAGAN, BECAUSE WE AREN'T SCAREDOF WHAT THE OTHER SIDE ASPOSSIBLE OF WHAT IT COMES TOTHAT.WE ARE AWARE OF THOM TILLISTHROUGH THE GUILFORD COUNTYGOP.THERE IS A THING CALLED SUPERSATURDAY, WHICH IS A VOLUNTEERRUSH TO GET PEOPLE OUT, KNOCK ONDOORS, MAN THE PHONES, MAKE SURETHAT PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THE DAYDEVOTED IS, MAKE SURE THAT THEYARE REGISTERED -- DATE TO VOTEIS, MAKE SURE THEY AREREGISTERED.THE PRESIDENT OFTHE COLLEGEDEMOCRATS SAYS THAT OVERCOMINGAPATHY IS HIS GOAL.OUR GOAL IS TO GET THE TWOARE NOT UP FOR STUDENTS.IF WE LOOK AT THE VOTES THAT WEHAVE THAT VOTED RESIDENTIALLY ONCAMPUS, WE HAD 35.OUR GOAL REALLY IS TO GET THATNUMBER UP.THE PRESENT OF THE GUILFORDCOLLEGE REPUBLICANS FACES ADIFFERENT CHALLENGE.PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.I WILL NOT SAY THAT YOU ARE AMARKED MAN OR ANYTHING, BUTPEOPLE WANT TO COME UP AND TALKTO YOU.IT IS ABOUT BEING A GOODREPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR PARTY,WHICH, FRANKLY, IS SOMETHINGTHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE HAVENEVER ENCOUNTERED.I HAVE BEEN TO PARTIES AND TALKTO PEOPLE AND GOT ME SENSE, YOUARE SO NICE, I CANNOT BELIEVEYOU ARE A REPUBLICAN.[LAUGHTER]IN A CLOSE RACE LIKE THE HAG

College groups working to turn out voters

Both the republicans and democrats are getting support on the local college campuses, WXII 12's Bill O'Neil talks with students and organizers on why it is important to vote.